The Ruin DLC story is intended to clear up any questions that may have arisen upon the release of Security Breach. As FNAF is known for its complex lore that can leave some fans scratching their heads in sheer confusion, each episode is an attempt to not only clarify certain questions, but leave even more questions for the next episode to confirm or resolve. deny all new theories. . While Ruin confirms the concerns necessary for the end of Security Breach’s canon, we’ve also seen the reveal of the series’ true antagonist. Although William Afton has been a feared name in the franchise, The Mimic’s move to permanent fear was signified since Sister Location. But how to explain Gregory’s behavior in FNAF: Security Breach Ruin? This is Vincent’s point of view why Gregory betrayed Cassie in Ruin.
Now I know what you’re thinking – why did Gregory betray Cassie? We already have an incredibly limited selection of female protagonists in the franchise and now one has been “killed off”. The story of Ruin DLC is as follows: Cassie heads to the Pizzaplex after receiving an SOS text message from Gregory that he is trapped. While this was the case for the original Security Breach setting, the same cannot be said for Ruin as it blatantly happens after these events. So, as we all know Gregory’s fate to some degree, we can all attest to the assumption that Gregory is not framed.
The End of the Security Breach – Ruin DLC
As you play through the DLC, the ending reveals that it wasn’t actually Gregory who was begging for your help, but rather Mimic. For those unfamiliar with Mimic’s identity in FNAF lore and his timeline, Mimic acted as Circus Baby in Sister Location. The Circus Baby in this game was not the real android baby but rather the Mimic who, instead of being an endoskeleton, he performed and committed nefarious and highly manipulative acts through technological systems such as the interior of a CHIP. The canon ending of Sister Location showed Mimic being safely removed from Circus Baby’s body, before being placed in what we call the Pizzaplex years later. The Mimic regained his form but was stopped by Gregory and Glamrock Freddy. Trapped inside the Pizzaplex as it decayed after the explosion, the Mimic went to work inside the only form of technology he had his hands on – phone records.
The Mimic took on Gregory’s identity and pretended to be him, texting Cassie to lure her out and take down MXES’ security system. the elevator shaft, later revealed to be a trick in which Gregory snapped the elevator cables, allowing Cassie to fall. For those asking about his betrayal against whom we can only assume was his best friend, it wasn’t Gregory on the system. The moment the ‘real’ Gregory talked to Cassie was suspicious as hell and it doesn’t make sense if we’re assuming the human Gregory magically came to her rescue right at the end of the game.
The question on everyone’s lips – did Gregory betray Cassie?
We have plenty of evidence that there has never been a real Gregory throughout the game and all from the POI where Gregory guides Cassie to the exit. At the end of the illusion, he pretends he is safe now when in reality Cassie has been tricked and sees a mirage of safety through Vanny’s lens. Inside the elevator shaft, Gregory is communicating through the speaker system, which would imply that he’s been here the whole time, controlling the system. Since Cassie disabled MXES which was protecting the system from Mimic, it would make sense for the Gregory on the speakers to still be Mimic. Finally, the Mimic, while it can reproduce a human voice, still has imperfections in its delivery, such as static and oddly placed pauses.
All of this means that Gregory never betrayed Cassie, but rather that Cassie fell victim to The Mimic twice in a short time. But I can’t blame her, after all she’s just a kid.
